# 02 Subaru Forester - 2 questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-subaru-forester-2-questions/22785 "2008-12-01T19:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![patty56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@patty56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patty56)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-subaru-forester-2-questions/22785/1 "2008-12-01T19:49:23Z")
1. My car occasionally shimmies as I go from park to first gear. Any idea why? 2) I have noticed a burning odor (from engine) after I park. Mechanic thinks that it was a plastic bag hitting the exhaust pipe. But the odor is consistent. Any other ideas? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-subaru-forester-2-questions/22785/2 "2008-12-01T19:55:37Z")
1. Define “shimmies.” 2. Have you opened the hood to see if you could locate the source of the burning smell? Perhaps there is a slight oil leak, and oil is dripping on the exhaust or some other hot engine part. A plastic bag would melt away rather quickly, and if it didn’t you would be able to see it under the car and pull it off the exhaust system. ---
**Author:** ![patty56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/958977/32.png) [@patty56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/patty56)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-subaru-forester-2-questions/22785/3 "2008-12-04T00:22:27Z")
Its movement is jerky at first = “shimmies”. Yes, I should open the hood and smell where it seems to come from.